Ivy told her that freedom’s language was much more
dense and could never be held1 to a simple pattern.

Footnotes

1. The quilt-code theory has met with controversy since its publication. Quilt historians and Underground Railroad experts have questioned the study's methodology and the accuracy of its findings.
Did Quilts Hold Codes to the Underground Railroad? Sarah Ives for National Geographic News, February 5, 2004

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A quilt showing common underground railroad patterns to the path of freedom.